Reviews, Health, and Other Stuff

Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.

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Sunday, April 21, 2024

DVD/Movie Review: Mallrats

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  Mallrats is a 1995 comedy written and directed by Kevin Smith as a part of his View Askewniverse. The movie stars Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, ...

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Iron Man 3

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  Iron Man 3 was the 2013 sequel to the two stand-alone Iron Man movies and, of course, was a part of the larger MCU. The movie was directed...
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 13

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For Day 13, I just did the 645 cardio routine. It went fine, and I added back in the squat jacks to make it a bit more challenging since tod...

Product Review: Dishwasher Magnet Clean Dirty Sign

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  This is a small rectangular magnetic sign that can go on the front of the dishwasher. It has a door that can slide left and right to show ...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Homeland Season 2

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  Fair warning, this will contain spoilers from season 1, and hints (but no major spoilers) from Season 2. If you have not seen season 1 pro...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 12

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Day 12 was legs in Lift 4 and then the 15-minute cardio workout from 645. Since Lift 4 was the HIIT workout (with high-knee runs, triple bea...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 11

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Day 11 was the shoulders workout (an interval workout) in Lift 4 and the 15-minute cardio workout from 645. The shoulder workout went well b...

Book Review: Full Black (Scot Harvath Series #10)

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  Full Black, published in 2011, is the 10th book in the Scot Harvath series of novels written by the series creator, Brad Thor. It is the 1...

DVD/Movie Review: Live Nude Girls

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  Live Nude Girls is a movie from 1995 written and directed by Julianna Lavin and starring Dana Delany, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Stevenson, Lail...
Friday, April 19, 2024

DVD/Movie Review: The Legend of Zorro

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  The Legend of Zorro is a 2005 sequel to 1998's Mask of Zorro. Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones return to reprise their roles ...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

DVD/Movie Review: The Mask of Zorro (Deluxe Edition)

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  The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 movie starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher, and Tony...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 10

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Day 10 was the rest day in Lift 4, so I did the 645 cardio workout in the morning and the Lift 4 recovery routines in the evening. Both went...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

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  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 movie based on the widely popular video game series. It stars Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Chris Barrie...

Book Review: Star Wars: The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment #StarWars

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  Tales of Enlightenment is a collection of six short stories set during Phase II of the High Republic (set about 150 years before the destr...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 9

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Day 9 was Back and Biceps 50/50 in Lift 4 and the cardio workout from 645. I again did the 645 workout in the morning and the Lift 4 workout...

DVD/Movie Review: The Last Tango in Paris

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  The Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider. In its day, this mo...

Book Review: Oath and Honor

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  Oath and Honor is a book written by Liz Cheney, the former conference chair of the Republican party in the House of Representatives and da...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: The Last Samurai

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  The Last Samurai is a period-piece movie from 2013 starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Let me start off by saying that if you hate inacc...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 8

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Day 8 was the start of week 2 in Lift 4. That meant doing the chest and triceps workout, which, this week, was a circuit-style workout with ...

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Baywatch: The Complete Series (Remastered)

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  Baywatch is the massively popular procedural primetime soap opera about a group of lifeguards in Los Angeles that aired from 1989 to 1999 ...
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 7

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For day 7, I just did the 645 cardio. I did ease back a little bit by removing the bear plank for today and going back to speed skaters. Tha...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 6

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Day 6 was basically a repeat of Day 3. I did the 645 cardio workout, followed immediately by the two Lift 4 recovery workouts.  Adding in th...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 5

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Day 5 was the leg workout in Lift 4 and 645 cardio in the evening. The leg workout was a 50-50 workout, and I could make all of the moves un...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 4

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Day 4 was shoulders in Lift 4 (which is an interval workout) and cardio from 645. Both workouts went pretty well. I was pleasantly surprised...

Workout Update: 645 Cardio/Lift 4 Day 3

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For day 3, I did all of the workouts in the morning (since it was the rest day in Lift 4). So I did the 645 cardio, followed immediately by ...
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